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South Dakota SWCS is hosting the SWCS Northwestern Regional Technical Meeting in June 16-18, 2015 in Pierre.

The event is open to the public.

Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) AGENDA: Tuesday June 16, 2015 – 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. South Dakota SWCS Chapter Meeting at the Pierre NRCS Field Support Office Conference Room

(Venue moves to the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Pierre.) 5:30 - ? Informal Northwest Region SWCS Social (meet in bar)

Wednesday June 17, 2015 – Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Pierre (Gallery Room D)

8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Registration and Set up Silent Auction Items (All members are encouraged to bring items for the silent auction; each SWCS Chapter will receive the proceeds raised from their auction items)

9:30 – 9:45 Introduction and Logistics Judith Schultz, South Dakota SWCS Chapter President

9:45 – 10:30 Measuring Soil Change with Different Management Systems, Jeff Hemenway, Soil Health Specialist, NRCS, Huron, SD

10:30 – 10:45 Break - Refreshments Provided

10:45 – 11:15 History of the Oahe Dam, Eric Stasch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pierre, SD

11:15 – 12:00 Monitoring South Dakota’s Water Quality, Sean Kruger, Watershed Protection, DENR, Pierre, SD

12:00 – 1:00Lunch (provided) with speaker Barry Dunn, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

1:00 – 2:00 Environmental flows, morphology and Riparian Zone Characterization, Dr. Scott Kenner, SD School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD

2:00 – 3:00 Saline and Sodic Soils: Understanding Differences and Management Solutions, Dr. Cheryl Reese, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

3:00 – 3:30 Break - Refreshments Provided

3:30 – 4:30 Soil Health and Cropping Systems, Dr. Dwayne Beck, Dakota Lakes Research Farm, Pierre, SD

4:30 – 5:00 South Dakota Agriculture, Lucas Lentsch, South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture, Pierre, SD

5:30 – 7:00 Cash Bar and Silent Auction Ends

7:00 – ? SWCS Northwest Region Banquet with speaker Brad Tennant, Professor of History, Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD. Brad Tennant’s program was made possible by the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Thursday June 18, 2015 – Tour of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm 7:45- 8:00 Board Shuttles/Figure out Carpooling Arrangements (Best Western Ramkota Hotel Lobby)

8:30 – 12:00 Tour of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm (20 miles east of Pierre on Hwy 34. See map.)

Adjourn – Travel Home Safely and Thanks for Coming!

For motel reservations: Best Western Ramkota Hotel; call 605-224-6877 and mention SWCS. Other nearby hotels: Holiday Inn: 1-605-223-9045 AmericInn Lodge and Suites: 1-605-223-2358 Clubhouse Suites: 1-605-494-2582 Governor’s Inn: 1-605-224-4200 Days Inn: 1-605-224-0411

Mail registration and fees to: SWCS/Andy Oxford, PO Box 1061, Pierre, SD 57501

Please RSVP or mail in your registration to Andy Oxford by May 15, 2015. Late registrations will be accepted, but no guarantees for accommodations or meals. For more information, please contact Andy Oxford at 605-295-1578 or Email: aaoxford@hotmail.com.